Seychelles in 2000

Early in 2000 a high-level delegation from Libya visited the Seychelles. The two countries agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations and to exchange ambassadors. In April Air Seychelles announced the expansion of its fleet. It planned to begin leasing a Boeing 737-700 in 2001 and replace a Boeing 767-200ER with a 767-300ER. The new aircraft would fly to India, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. The New Zealand Tourism Board (NZTB) demanded that the Seychelles Tourism Marketing Authority cease using the advertising slogan “100 percent pure”; the NZTB claimed to have used the slogan first. Although the Seychelles, which relied primarily on tourism for foreign exchange, had already spent $3 million on its international advertising campaign, it agreed to change its slogan.

In July the United States agreed to dismantle a radar facility on the island of Mahé that had been designed for satellite tracking and intelligence gathering; it had been shut down at the end of the Cold War. In September the Seychelles became the 30th nation to sign the African Union Constituent Act, which affirmed the goal of African political union.

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